Refrigerator receptacle



June 1 1926.

J. E. MARSDEN REFRIGERATOR RECEPTACLE Filed Feb. 11, 1925 INVENTOR NEY Patented June 1, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN E. MRSDEN, Q1! PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Application filed February 11,1925. Serial No. 8,888.

This invention relates to household or storage receptacles and has particular reference to covered receptacles or dishes for holding food stuffs in storage and particu larly in ice boxes or refrigerators.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a receptacle or dish so constructed as to be not' only most convenient for storage purposes, but also highly economical, having in view the capability of conserving many left-overs for future use that fre-.

to provide a receptacle of such design as to insure that the tops and bottoms thereof are counter parts or interchangeable so that the bottom of any receptacle may serve as-the lid or cover of another receptacle of the same type, and for proper aeration or ventilation when desired.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the arrangement and combination of partshereinafter described and claimed, and while the invention is not restricted to the exact details of construction disclosed or suggested herein,

' therefor.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section showing more 5 ecifically the structural features and how the several receptacles nest one into another and indicating also the relation of the lid thereto. This sectional view may be re arded as pertinent to either of the two orms shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detail pertaining to the nesting of the lid or cover. I

Referring now more specifically to the drawings the receptacle 10 of Fig. 1 may be thought of as cylindrical or drum shape, but with aslight flare to facilitate the manufacturmg process and also to facilitate the nesting action to be described shortly. This body 10 is formed with an open top bounded by a rim 11 with an internal rabbet 12 forming a seat or ledge.- ,The inner and outer walls of the body 10 will be thought of as being substantially straight and smooth below this rim. The bottom 13 is a counter part of the seat aforesaid. In other words, the form and diameter thereof are such that the bottom 13 of any receptacle will fit directly into the seat 12 of another receptacle of the same type 01' design so as to constitute a lid for such under receptacle. While the bottom aforesaid may be substantially flat and the seat likewise is preferably flat, in order to insure proper aeration or ventilation for the receptacle, I provide on one or the other of these parts slight projections or lugs 14 indicated as formed upon the edge portion of the lower surface of the bottom 13 so as to contact with the seat 12 of the companion receptacle. This insures a sli ht air space between the two receptacles, it ing understood that the lateral fit between one receptacle bottom and the seat of the supporting receptacle will be loose enough to insure such ventilation.

I provide a lid 15 for each receptacle, or as many lids as may be required in any set of receptacles so that there shall be at least a lid for the uppermost receptacle of. any tier. It will be understood, however, that each recelptacle may have. its own lid if desired and w en so em loyed and stacked one upon another the Bottom of any receptacle may nest within a depression 16 formed in the up er surface of the lid 15 and thereb wi 1 be held from slippin laterally. Eac lid is provided with a rib 1 spaced uniformly, from the extreme periphery 18 of the lid and so constructed as to constitute in size the In s might be formed upon said seat and extent? upward for a similar purpose if preferred. fig. shows clearly-how these receptacl 'es may nest -interchangeably with 'one another and with the lids.

The form of the invention in Figs; 3 and 4 is of rectangular instead 'of round shape and comprises a body and a similarly shaped lid but having otherwise the same characteristics as described in detail above, I.

and so consequently the view of Fi 5 may a be understood as being pertinent to elther the and to make a more hermetic seal.

"round or square form-in so far as .the mating or nesting action of the lids andreceptacles is concerned. The lugs 14: formed on the lower, surface ofthe rib '17 are preferably four in number,.one for each side, while in the round structure I prefer to employ onlythree of the lugs ,1 4. o1- 14 for more suitable steady support. This form of structure has provided in the lid 15 a depression 16 for ,12 a plurality of pits 14; suitably spaced to receive the lugsl l, the lid will fit snugly upon the bottom of the seat, but to secure ventilation the lid may be rotated slightly to, bring the lugs upon. the flat portion of the seat. as shown in Fig. 6. In the square form of the construction the same result,- namely, the tight or loose fit, may be pro- -.vided by arranging the lugs 14 on two op- Y posite sides at the centers of the sides while the other two are olfset from the center of the sides. .By arranging the pits 14 in the rim portion of the receptacle space to correspond to the arrangement of, the lugs 14" as just described, the lid will fit ti htly, but to provide for the ventilation the 11d will be turned a quarter'so that all the lugs will rest upon the flat bottom of the seat. However, when the rectangular form is made and used with sides longer than ends, the lid must be given a half turn or from end to end, and the mating lugs and pits must be staggered accordingly. t

I claim:

1. In storage receptacles as set forth, the

combination of a body having a seat and a cover having a port-ion fitted loosely into said seat to prevent lateral dis lacement or the cover, said cover and seat being provided with mating projections and pits to afford a closely fitting seal, said projections serving when shifted from the pits to hold the cover slightly elevated for ventilation.

2. In storage receptacle as set forth, the combination of a body having an angular seat, and a cover having an angular portion fitting into said seat to prevent lateral displacement and rotation of the cover, said cover and seat being provided with mating projections and pits which permit said cover to seal said body closely, but said projections being so arranged with respectto the pits as not to fit thereinto when the cover is turned through a predetermined angle after being removed from the seat and again engaged with the seat causing the projections to rest upon said seat whereby a free space is provided between the body and the cover for 7 ventilation of the body.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature. JOHN E. MARSDEN. 

